When to plant zucchini in Reno: 29 April – 11 August

In Reno, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 18 March to 21 July; plant into a greenhouse from 8 April to 11 August; plant out into open ground from 29 April to 11 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Outdoor Power (garden centre, 7 km) and Rancher's Feed and Supply (farm supply, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Reno: soil, season and weather

In Reno the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 16 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 29 April, 13 days later.

Last spring frost	16 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	29 April, 13 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	28 October, 182 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	4 June – 16 September
Days left for picking	146
Daylight	12:56 on 8 April, 13:47 on 29 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 1 rainy day

The same dates in Reno hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Zucchini in Reno: care after planting

Planted on 29 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Reno during the zucchini season

About 115 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (3 mm) and October the wettest (37 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	17.8	4.2	26	5	13:13
May	22.6	8.4	23	5	14:20
June	29.5	13.7	6	2	14:57
July	34.2	17.1	3	1	14:42
August	32.7	16.6	7	2	13:45
September	27.7	13	13	2	12:29
October	20.3	7.1	37	4	11:13

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Reno, Fresno is 19 days earlier and Carson City 14 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Carson City	41 km	13 May – 5 August	14 days later
Sacramento	179 km	24 April – 24 September	5 days earlier
Stockton	217 km	24 April – 16 September	5 days earlier
Redding	249 km	28 April – 24 September	1 day earlier
San Jose	303 km	from 25 April	4 days earlier
Fresno	309 km	10 April – 18 September	19 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Reno

Buy plants ready to set out from 29 April to 11 August (from 8 April to 11 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 18 March to 21 July. Within 15 km of Reno OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 3 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Outdoor Power — garden centre
Mon–Fri 07:30–16:30; Sat–Sun closed · 7 km
Rancher's Feed and Supply — farm supply
Surge Street 30, 89506 Reno · 12 km
Great Basin Community Food Co-op — market
Court Street 240, 89501 Reno · Mon–Sun 07:30–21:00 · 1 km · greatbasinfood.coop
Reno Public Market — market
East Plumb Lane 299, 89502 · Sun–Thu 11:00–21:00; Fri–Sat 11:00–23:00 · 3 km · renopublicmarket.com

Each window starts on the Greenly calendar date and ends on the last day that still leaves the crop’s days to harvest (from its card) before the average first autumn frost, plus six weeks of picking for crops harvested over weeks (tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, courgettes, pumpkins, watermelons, beans) — our rule; earlier in the window is safer.

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